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FILE NAME: Caterpillar (CAT) DATE: 1947 DOC#: CAT009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Published Article from National Safety News Where There's Smoke T tin t H n A rt I t a Fir* H o ard TV/ltEV Caterpillar Tractor Corot pany leaded, 1a March 3946, to |rmit smoking in Ha Peoria, 111 factory the company began a cos* tinting study of the rouh* of this tvive . . . made only after deliberate m oderation concerning fire hazards, and teleetion of certain smoking re* rtrirtlons in designated factory areak To date not a fire resulting from asking in the plant has been re* corded, and violations of company rnuking standards have been few and fai between* It has also been noted that the new practice has improved employee relation* and individual owrale.

He would then be able to giye you firsthand information regarding his experiences of the treatment of lead poisoning by use of British Anti Lewisite.

Kehoe: We h a v e r e c e i v e d t h e e n c lo s e d m a n u s c r ip t fro m H a m lin a n d W eber o f t h e A m e ric an B ra k e Shoe Company on ''F u r t h e r O b s e r v a t i o n s on C o n tr o l o f a Lead H azard in th e B rass Foundry In d u stry " .

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OUR COMPANY joined Brake Shoe38 years ago office talk about doctors and medicine had only to do with the sickness of a member of the family or some friend I am sure no one in our headquarters ever mentioned Industrial Hygiene Nurses in industry I am not sure I even knew there were any except in extremely dangerous industries where adequate first aid facili- ties were essential In fact in 1911 there were only 75 indus- trial nurses as compared with 11,000 last year Although we had many foundries I don't think silicosis was a word I heard during the first ten years Lead poisoning was recognized but we were ineffective in eliminating its danger and as a matter of fact not very excited Today we have a Medical Department and its Director is recognized as a most important member of our management He has a strong staff Today a look at our departmental expenses quickly proves industrial nurses are accepted as essential What we argue about what we spend important money on has changed amazingly in my Brake Shoe years Yes - and more rapidly in the last 20 years Business is fully alive to responsibilities which in the old days were to say the least not fully accepted Not too long ago there was a feeling generally that company employees were indebted to the employer Now I spend an important SPNY 005724 NYU - BELLEVUE TALK - March 31 1949 establishes beyond any doubt that such donations are a proper operating expense The average tuition for Medical Schools in the U.

I am wondering if you have anything definite in mind in the second sentence of the second paragraph on page (3), suggesting as having the Public Health Service requesting the States to pass laws relating to the operation of the tetraethyl lead industry.

Interest in the possible Talus of this product lead to its preparation and evaluation.

Among industrial die oases, lead poisoning has remained at a low level, but mercury poisoning has i creased, as has hiso ehrams ulceration.

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One was a rheumatic heart disease clinic to be established in connection with the public, school. system, and the other appeared to be some activity related to heart disease and work, although at the time we did not know where our plans would lead us.

In the first plaos this might lead to a oat and dog fight within the industry.

Kekoe January 27, 1944 Page #2 hand tank whether we like it or not, and if neither one of the above tanks show negative, then we will, of course, have to go through the same.' proceedure again because under no circumstances do we want to use a tank, that shows even a small amount of lead. ?

Rockwellts letter of January 5 regarding tho possible us* of a bail on our 100# soft pasta white-lead package was prsscntsd and Sr.